Removing background noise using Audacity

- When you need to remove background noise,…there are often a few basic tools…within the editing software…that can get the job done.…However, if you can master some key techniques…in some audio editing programs,…you can usually achieve better results.…In this movie,…we're going to talk about the third-party program,…a free audio editor called Audacity.…Now, Audacity is available…for both Mac and PC.…It is not available as a plugin…or as a round trip workflow…inside any of the major editing platforms,…so you actually have to…either clean up the audio first,…before bringing it into the editing software,…or you have to export the clips…out of your editing software,…work with them in Audacity,…and then bring them back into the software.…

Again, it's a free download.…You just go to…audacity.sourceforge.net…and download it from there.…Let's take a look at clip…that I'm working with…inside of my editing software here,…which happens to be Final Cut Pro X.…I've got the source clip here.…I'll play this.…- Why he's chosen which method to use…

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10/29/2015

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10/1/2014

Video Post Tips Weekly provides targeted tips focusing on specific tools and techniques for platforms such as Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro X, and Avid Media Composer. Topics covered include mask tracking and secondary color correction. In most cases, explore the same technique in more than one type of software. Ashley Kennedy shows you the right way to approach post-production tasks, but also offers her own advice and quick-and-dirty workarounds for when you have to make edits and corrections fast.